Beginning Chinese for Year 1 CHI 101 (3 credits)

Prof. Ling-Ling Shih施玲玲教授lshih@bhsec.bard.edu

Office办公室: Classroom 教室#312 Class meeting times: M-F Period ＃(9:00-9:50)上课时间：星期一至星期五 第七节

Classroom 教室 #312

Course Description课程介绍This course is a continuation of Beginning Chinese, offered during the Spring Semester. You will further advance your basic skills in listening 听, speaking说, reading读, and writing写. You will participate in listening, speaking, reading, writing exercises, complete grammar exercises and learn dialogues of progressive length and complexity. You will also gain Chinese cultural knowledge and an international perspective.

Pre-requisites: one semester of College Chinese Course

Learning Objectives 学习目标By the end of this course, you will be able to use spoken Chinese to: 

Ask and answer questions in conversations on common topics, such as getting around town, simple transactions, transportation, weather, and your favorite season.

Perform such tasks as explaining how to travel from one station to another, asking for directions, describing simple weather changes, four seasons, comparing the weather of two places, ordering a meal/drink and explaining your dietary preferences.

Present basic information to the class, for example, a restaurant you recently ate at and the meal you had, a simple weather forecast or information about your daily routine such as your daily commute.

 By the end of this course, you will be able to read Chinese to:

Decode signs, transit maps and simple menus that relate to eating in restaurants, transportation and other daily living tasks.

Translate the main ideas in reading passages and puzzle out simple messages, weather forecasts, personal notes and very short letters.

By the end of this course, you will be able to use Chinese to write: Simple diary entries, brief letters, short messages, e-mail commenting about

weather, dining experiences, your vacation plan, and transportation.

Take down simple notes. Statements involving personal preferences for food, drink, place, weather,

daily routine, everyday events, and other topics based on your personal experience.

By the end of this course, you will also learn about Chinese cultural topics with reference to specific themes covered in class.

Required Texts/ Materials Integrated Chinese 中文听说读写, Level 1, Part 1 & Part 2, Third Edition,

Yuehua Liu and Tao-chung Yao, et al. Boston: Cheng & Tsui Company. 2009. o Textbook (Simplified Characters)o Workbook (Simplified Characters)o Character Workbook (Simplified and Traditional Characters)

A three-hole punched perorated notebook for in-class work A Binder to keep all returned HW, in-class work, quizzes, and tests. (Don’t throw

them away; use it if there is any dispute concerning missing work and you can also use them to study for your final exam).

A black/blue Pens, a red pen, and a pencil (We will grade each other’s work starting from this semester)

An Earphone headset for the computer lab 3x5 cards for flash cards and oral performance

Further Reading and Resources Handouts: to be distributed in class or posted on the website. Class Website: : ling-lingchinese.com. It is important you check regularly to

keep updated about daily homework, upcoming assignments, quizzes, and tests. You will also find a lot of resources to help you learn Chinese.

Free Chinese-English Dictionary website: http://www.mandarintools.com/worddict.html

A complete list of Chinese learning resources is available on Shih Laoshi’s website: Ling-LingChinese.com on the Chinese Learning Resources page

Schedule课程安排Please note that the following schedule may change to accommodate unexpected opportunities or unplanned events, as well as other needs.

Week第＃星期 Date日期 Learning Modules学习单元1 1/8- 1/12 1/8 PD Days—

(No school for students)Lesson 10 ： Transportation

第十课 交通L10D1 Going Home for the Winter Vacation第十课会话一回家过寒假

2 1/15-1/19 1/15 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

L10D1 Going Home for the Winter Vacation第十课会话一回家过寒假3 1/22-1/26 L10D1 Going Home for the Winter Vacation第十课会话一回家过寒假4 1/29-2/2 L10 An Email： Thanking Someone for a Ride

第十 课 一封电子邮件

5 2/5-2/9 L10 An Email： Thanking Someone for a Ride第十课 一封电子邮件: 感谢函

2/8InterimParent/Teacher Conferences (early release for student 12:30)Extended Day for Teachers

6 2/12-2/16 L10 An Email： Thanking Someone for a Ride第十课 一封电子邮件：感谢函

2/16 PD Day (No school for students)

7 2/19-2/23 2/19 Presidents’ Day (No School)

Lesson 11: Talking about the Weather 谈天气L11D1 Tomorrow’s Weather Will Be Even Better!第十一课会话一明天天气会更好！

8 2/26-3/2 L11D1 Tomorrow’s Weather Will Be Even Better!第十一课会话一明天天气会更好！9 3/5-3/9 L11D1 Tomorrow’s Weather Will Be Even Better!第十一课会话一明天天气会更好！

10 3/12-3/16 L11D2 The Weather here is awful!第十一课会话二 这儿天气很糟糕！11 3/19-3/23 L11D2 The Weather here is awful!第十一课会话二 这儿天气很糟糕！

3/19 Third Marking Period Grades Due 3/22 Parent Teacher Conference (12:30-

7:00 pm) (No classes for students)3/26-3/30 Spring Break 春假

13 4/2-4/6 4/2 Easter Monday (school closed)

Lesson 12 : Dining第十二课 ： 用餐L12D1 Dining Out第十二课会话一在外面吃饭

14 4/9-4/13 L12D1 Dining Out第十二课会话一在外面吃饭

15 4/16-4/20 L12D1 Dining Out第十二课会话一在外面吃饭

16 4/23-4/27 L12D2 Eating in a Cafeteria第十二课会话二在餐厅吃饭 4/25 Early Release for students (12:30-

12:50 p.m.)Extended Day for Teachers

17 4/30-5/4 L12D2 Eating in a Cafeteria第十二课会话二在餐厅吃饭18 5/7-5/11 L12D2 Eating in a Cafeteria第十二课会话二在餐厅吃饭19 5/14-5/18 Review Week

复习周

20 5/21-5/25 Finals期末考

5/23 Last Day for students 5/24 PD Day (No school for students)

＊＊ One lesson has two dialogues/parts. Each dialogue has one vocabulary list. We have a vocabulary quiz for each dialogue and one test for each lesson. Each dialogue has character sheets and workbook assignments to be collected as homework.

Evaluation You will be assessed on the following:

Oral Performances 15%Assignments 20%Quizzes 10%Tests for each lesson 20%Final Exam 15% (70% Written； 30% Oral)Final Project 10%Class Participation & Attendance 10%

Oral Performances: We will have one oral performance for each dialogue; that means, two oral performances for one lesson. You will work together with a partner to come up with a script and perform WITHOUT READING the script in class. Each participant will need to turn in the self-evaluation form as well as the entire written script written by each participant. However, you are not allowed to bring the written script with you when you perform. When you perform, you are allowed to have one 3x5 card to jot down notes for your performance. Some oral performance may be presentational and done without a partner.

Assignments: All homework and assignments should be turned in on time at the beginning of class. Do not use class time to write homework assignments that are supposed to be due at the beginning of class; violation of this rule will require you to redo the entire homework. Turn in after class is considered late. Late homework and assignments will receive a reduced grade. 10% if one day late, 20% if two days late, and so on. The workbook assignments won’t be accepted after it has been graded and returned to students. Homework turned in more than 10 days will receive no credits.

In-class work will be collected and given credit by the instructor. If you miss classes, you will miss credits for the in-class work and cannot be made up unless you are officially excused. Proof of document from the office is needed.

Quizzes: These are quizzes on the vocabulary list from each dialogue, but a sentence from a dialogue will also be included in the quizzes. The lowest score will be dropped.

Tests: We will have a test after learning a lesson (which covers two dialogues).

Final Exam: It will be a comprehensive exam. This final exam has two sections: The Oral Section (30%) and Written Section (70%).

Final Project: Further details on the project will be announced in class.

Grading ScaleWe follow the Bard College (Annandale) grading scale:

A Equivalent to 4.0 or 100-94A- Equivalent to 3.7 or 93-90B+ Equivalent to 3.3 or 89-87B Equivalent to 3.0 or 86-84B- Equivalent to 2.7 or 83-80 C+ Equivalent to 2.3 or 79-77C Equivalent to 2.0 or 76-74C- Equivalent to 1.7 or 73-70D Equivalent 1.0 or 69-60F Equivalent 0 or 59 and below

Expectations and Policies1. Attendance : Attendance is mandatory. You are expected to attend classes on

time. Students who come in late will require to get a late pass from the office. Absences without valid reasons and tardiness will affect your participation grade. Unexcused absences will result in 0 grade for in-class work. Regardless of the reason for your absence, it is the individual student's responsibility to find out the assigned homework for that day. Too many absences may result in a failing grade for this class.

2. Participation : I expect all students to participate in classroom activities. Those who pay attention in class and actively participate in class will do better than those who don’t and will receive a good participation grade. If you miss too many classes, you won’t get a good participation grade.

3. Makeups . Make-up oral performance/quizzes/tests/exam will only be granted for emergencies or extenuating circumstances. If you know you will be absent on a certain date, you should come to see me and make arrangement ahead of time; otherwise, a make-up should be arranged as soon as possible, if you have an excused absence.

4. Academic integrity . All work at BHSEC Cleveland must be original, used for only one class, and be written by the student being given credit. All work must correctly attribute all citations and sources. Failure to adhere to these standards will results in a zero for the assignment. Subsequent instances of plagiarism will result in an automatic “F” in the class. Please refer to the BHSEC Cleveland Student Contract for the full academic honesty policy for additional details.

Please refer to the Expectations and Policies Addendum for more detailed information.

Office Hours and Academic SupportYou should follow your progress through Jupiter and also feel free to come in for extra support if you need extra help or explanation.

Office Hours: 办公室时间 Office Hours: M 11:00-11:50 (at Room #312) & F 11:55-12:45 (at Room #312)W 2:40-3:30 (at Library)

If you would like to discuss other academic support option, you are welcome to contact both me and/or the Dean of Studies.好的开始就是成功的一半。希望你们都有好的开始，而且都能持之以恒！“A good beginning prepares you for success. Hope all of you have a great beginning and will be consistent and persistent in your learning until the very end!”